The King has a secret nobody should know. What can it be?
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The King's Secret
A Santali folktale
There once lived a king
who had a son
with the ears of an ox.
The king was ashamed of him,
and kept the prince hidden away
in a secluded room in the palace.
Soon the time came for the prince's
head-shaving ceremony.
The king called the royal barber
from another kingdom
and the ceremony
was held in secret.
When it was finished,
the king summoned the barber
to his personal chamber
and warned him.
"Never tell anyone
about the prince's ears.
If you do, I will throw you
into the dungeon!"
The barber promised
not to say a word about it
to anyone.
But alas, he was very bad
at keeping secrets.
Days passed
and his stomach began to swell.
"I must tell someone
or else my stomach will explode!"
thought the barber.
Just then a splendid idea
crossed his mind.
He walked up to an old tree
and quickly
whispered the secret to it.
His stomach immediately
shrank back to its normal size,
and he felt much better.
"The tree will definitely keep
the king's secret safe,"
said the barber to himself.
A few days later
a drummer came by
in search of some good wood
to make a new drum.
He stopped
in front of the same tree
the barber had whispered his secret to.
"This is exactly what I’m looking for!"
he thought to himself,
looking at the tree.
He soon made himself
a new drum
and went to the palace
to sing in front of the king.
The guard at the gate
was happy to see him.
"Sing something to please the king.
He's in a bad mood today,"
said the guard.
Suddenly
the drum began to sing on its own.
“I have a secret no one should hear.
The king's son has ox's ears!”
The guard quickly grabbed the drum
and shouted at the drummer,
"Nobody can reveal the king's secret!
Run away before someone catches you!"
But it was too late.
The king had heard the song
and ordered the drummer
to be brought in.
The poor drummer
was dragged into court.
"Throw him in the dungeon!"
thundered the king.
"But he didn’t do it,”
said the guard.
“It was his drum, Your Majesty."
"Then throw the drum
in the dungeon too.
And punish
all those who heard
my secret!"
roared the king.
He was so angry
that his mustache quivered.
The guard boldly stepped forward.
"Then you'd better throw
your whole kingdom into the dungeon,
Your Majesty,
because we all know your secret."
The king was stunned.
He looked at his most trusted minister.
"Is this true?" he asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty.
We never said anything
because we didn't want to upset you,
replied the minister.
The king felt ashamed.
He realized what a cruel father he had been
to keep his son hidden away
for so many years.
The next day,
the king declared a holiday.
He held a special parade
and proudly took his son
around the kingdom.
Everyone cheered
and waved at the young prince
in spite of his ox’s ears.
The guard led the procession,
followed by the drummer,
who played his new drum.
Narration: Cristof
Translation: Cristof
Illustration : Emanuele Scanziani
Music : Ladislav Brozman & Riccardo Carlotta
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15 окт 2024
